To:L. B. KAMENEV

Written:Written after November 25, 1912Published:First published in 1964 inCollected Works, Fifth (Russian) Ed., Vol. 48.

      Sent from Cracow to Paris.

      Printed from the original.Source:Lenin
	  Collected Works,

      Progress Publishers,[1977],

      Moscow,Volume 43,

      pages309b-310a.Translated:Martin Parker and Bernard IsaacsTranscription\Markup:R. CymbalaPublic Domain:Lenin Internet Archive

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Iam furious with you for your carelessness: you did not arrange for
letters from the congress!! But of that another time. You made Koba losemostprecious time.

Nowto the point. In my opinion you handled things in Basle—under the
circumstances—superbly. It couldn’t have been done better. There couldn’t
have been abetteroccasion to unmask the liquidators. (I
gathered—for you “haven’t finished” your letter yet!—that the
I.S.B.did notexamine atallthe division of votes). The
outcome was a tie, and this was thebestoutcome with the present
balance of
			     strength....[1]The question of the “nationals” was, in my opinion,in place,
like all the three questions. In a word, as regards the main
thing—félicitations les plus chaleureuses!

Whywas Muranov’s signature missing? For the telegram wason
Sunday!![2]

Sofar we have seen two of the six: Malinovsky and Muranov. Impression
excellent.... The soil is rich, but agreat dealof work is
needed....

P.S.In my opinion, parity can be agreed to, but you must put forward one
condition:rejectionof Haase because of bias and insulting
behaviour in the Bureau.

Itis our legitimate right and moral duty to reject his candidacy. And
politically it is clear... hatching a malicious intrigue against us....

[1]Manuscriptpartly damaged. Here and further several words
illegible.—Ed.

[2]Areference to the signing by M. K. Muranov, a deputy to the Fourth
Duma, of a letter From the Social-Democratic Duma group protesting against
war. A telegram announcing that Muranov was ad ding his signature was sent
by Lenin to Basle on November 24 (N. S.), 1912.